beefsteak mushroom

English

Fistulina hepatica

Gyromitra esculenta

Etymology

beefsteak +‎ mushroom. From being a fungus that looks like a steak of beef.

Noun

beefsteak mushroom (plural beefsteak mushrooms)

Fistulina hepatica (an edible fungus)
Gyromitra esculenta (a potentially fatally poisonous fungus that is a delicacy)

Synonyms

beefsteak (shortened form), beefsteak fungus
(Fistulina hepatica): beefsteak polypore, ox tongue, ox tongue fungus, ox tongue mushroom, ox tongue polypore
(Gyromitra esculenta): beefsteak morel, brain mushroom, brain fungus, turban mushroom, turban fungus, elephant ears, elephant ears mushroom, elephant ears fungus

Hypernyms

mushroom, fungus
(Fistulina hepatica): polypore, bracket fungus
(Gyromitra esculenta): false morel

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